how to pronounce equivocate

/ɪkˈwɪvəˌkɛɪt/

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equivocate is pronounced in four syllables

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An example use of equivocate in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… you know he wouldn't equivocate I mean …”

meanings of equivocate

verb:

To use words of equivocal or doubtful signification; to express one's opinions in terms which admit of different senses, with intent to deceive; to use ambiguous expressions with a view to mislead; as, to equivocate is the work of duplicity.
To render equivocal or ambiguous.

equivocate frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word equivocate occurs in english on average 0.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics equivocate can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that equivocate can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) people, society, and culture;

words with pronunciation similar to equivocate

equivalent

equivocal